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Case studies

Case study profiles of our 310 award winning school-partnerships can be viewed via our Winners Map which allows you to narrow your search by state, award type, school type and/or theme.

Here you will also find video case studies on all of our State/Territory and National Award winners from 2009 to 2011 to help showcase their school-community partnerships.

You can also look at other video case study examples of school-community partnerships below.


Other school-community partnership examples


Cultural awareness

Cultural awareness

Nagle College in Bairnsdale, Victoria partners with different areas of their local community to provide students with a range of cultural learning experiences.

To find out more, watch the case study. (04:43)

Or, you can read the online story from The Age.


On iTrack to Success

On iTrack to Success

The Smith Family in Melbourne have an online mentoring program, iTrack, which helps students from a number of schools get career advice and guidance from mentors in some of Australia's biggest corporations.

iTrack is an excellent example of how partnerships between schools, non-profit organisations and the corporate sector can create new opportunities for students, regardless of whether they're based in the city or country.

To learn more, watch the case study. (04:13)


Chess Squared

Chess Squared

'Chess Squared' illustrates how Winters Flat Primary School in Castlemaine, Victoria partners with their local Chess Club.

To find out about the benefits this partnership creates for the different parties profiled, play the video case study. (05:57)


The Last Post

The Last Post

Newport Lakes Primary in Melbourne provides a unique learning experience for their students by working with members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to include exciting music programs.

To see more about the partnership, watch the case study. (05:37)


Retirement Village Garden

Retirement Village Garden

A partnership between Sylvania High School and Our Lady of the Way Retirement Village aims to enhance existing geography studies for students.

To find out more, play the video case study. (02:59)


Sustainable Construction

Sustainable Construction

In Brisbane, 70 students from 16 schools across the city, including Mt Gravatt, are taking part in all aspects of the building, construction and design of a three-bedroom house that’s energy efficient and relocatable.

To learn more about this school-community partnership, read the case study. (164 KB PDF)


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